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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-24

The following figures prove the de-
crease of the debt during 1877 and the
amount of it:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-24

Decrease in payable debt
less current funds. 2fl,374 ~
Decrease in total debt omit
ting cash account..-......-. "a, SIS AZ
Decrease in cash:
Current funds Jan. l, 1877 s636, 2s2 80
% 1878 co., 1872 81 81, 6s9 63
Decrease in total debt less
current funds....,..-... 6 2I0, SIS 81
Oh. Sch. Fund-increase ass IS
Decrease in payable debt
less current funds S 2ll,374 p
In our article of last week we said
Immediately following the tables of re-
ceipts and disbursements for 1878, that
the cash balance in the treasury Jan. /,
1878, should be 1919 592.67-not 1904
592.67, as we have it above. This re-
suited from the fact that there was no
mention among the receipts of $4,000
deposited by the insurance companies
and added to the total debt in the Treas
urer's report.
The tables comparing the receipts and
disbursements for 1877 and 1873, which
follow, are the most interesting we have
yet printed, as they show an increase in
the receipts and decrease in the dis
bursements during 1878:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-24


ment of the great interests of this COM
monwealth, to let their influence be in
the direction of advanced thought and
advanced civilization, for it eau be truly
said that nothing adds more to com
munity, to a State or to city than
big Drained, broad gagged, fair-minded
journalist; and as citizen and as an Of
fetal, owe much to that class of Jour
nalists, and the citizens of the State are
greatly their debtors, and in all our
hopes and possibilities we depend upon
them as a great factor to guide and di-
rect US and put US and put US abreast
with our most prosperous sisters in the
great march of civilization.
Now, fellow citizens, fear that / am
OBTAINING you too long, yet | want to re-
fer to another matter, and it will take
but few moments TO do so. | have
seen printed in one journal at least in
Mississippi reference to what was 6es-
ignated The DIR. Crissy job As in
other matters, / assume the affirmative
when say that in the transaction made
with DIR. Crissy by the swamp land board, |
consisting of the Secretary of State, At
torney General aud Governor, il was the |
cheapest contract ever made by a single |
State in the Union where the same in |
terests were involved, and | defy any,
body to show to the contrary. Now, this /
was the situation and the contract fol- /
lowed. The State of Mississippi had
due her by reason of the act of Con-
gress OF the 28th Of September, 1850,
some two hundred thousand or more
acres of land which had never been
and also an unsettled amount
Of scrip. At an early date the Cover
nor of the State had agreed with the
to make selections, but had
not done so to the extent of the number
Of acres mentioned. The proof to make
selections was not only difficult but ex-
Densive. The United States Land De
,artment required the State to prove by
it least two witnesses who have personal ,
md exact knowledge Of the lands, as it
existed in 1856, the date of the grant,
hat each forty acres was at that time /
wamp and overlooked within the mean /
ng Of the grant. The long time that {
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

Is Will be seen there are three rooms on
the first floor end three on the second. 1t is
an easy house to tax, caro- of. in that there
is no waste space. and Ill the rooms are
readily accessible without extra steps. Waste
room means waste If energy and waste of
money in more WAYS than oac-waste NOT
ONLY as to the unnecessary ,,,1renditure in the
cost of the Luillmg. b,lt in carpcts and il, th,
labor of sweeping and caring for them
In the parlor at the right of the hail arc
two window, and Il CRATE; one window is in
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

JAPANESE AND CHINESE MINISTER'S.
At present am told that most of the tclt-
graphic matter which goes to China has 30
pass through Russia, and the dispatches are
very carefully inspected BY the spie, of that
government. Tho Chinese American bank.
with the scheme of railroads and toc@raphs
which it proposes to build in China, would
probably result in /. change in this respect,
and it might end i'll Il cable across the Pacific
Tho japanese legation ut Washington is
more progressive than the Chinese and the
japanese are looked upon here as the Amcr-
cans Of the Celestial nations. They now
teach the English language in their schools.
and they have adopted orr postal system and
are rapidly becoming Aniericani2ed.
Minister kuki wears the American COS
tune; his wife is one Of the best dressed
women of Washington, and her eyes. though
a trilc almond shaped, are soft ana bcauti-
full. She has q very bright boy, whom she
will probably bring up in American schools,
and she is much courted by Washington so
ciety.
There is dainty Ettlc fellow connected
with the Chinese legation who also goes to
school here, and his costly dresses and curious
cue are the wonder of his playmates The
treat him very well, too, and think that the
boys OF Washington as u rule are better man
nered than those of other cities. Where
every other man is o general or statesman
it is necessary to be very careful in the train
ing of children, and Washington parents,
large number of whom are dependent upon
official influence for their positions, are very
careful to sec that their children do not say
things which might cause the cutting off Of
their own official heads. THoMAS j. 1oDD.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

A traveller who has been visiting Hako-
dadi, in the Island of Hokaida, Japan, writes
home that even there he was not free from the
interrogatories OF the newspaper interviewer
81 had not been in the Hasodati over one
day" he says, before & scholarly gentleman
approached me and addressed Ely interpreter
He had the honor of representing the lIako-
dadi newspaper, and would like to ask me
some questions. l consented, and he wanted
to know my full name, Residence, occupation,
number of people employed, object in COM
meeted With mv o visit a D.Ar ie 'e' all n0 of
which, with my replies, he committed to
paper in tho most advanced reportorial
style.'-Boston Transcript.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

Overhead j. q glass roof. through which tn,
l. at cp.nnS
l'he Galleries haze been flied so Iar this
se> -, and the queer characters among
Their occupants are numerous. 1t is curious
to watch the coorcd citizen studying legis-
latlon. lie generally has two or three friend.
with him, and listens and sleeps and sleeps
and listens throughout the session. The
house Is warm and the heat costs him moth
ing. That which he hears be airs in the col
ore4 literary societies Of the capital, and
these colored gallery gazers know more
about the rules OF the house in their own
minds than docs sam Randall
Speaking of Kendall. he promises to Hold
his own during the present session. ana he
will do 50 notwithstanding the free traders.
just how far he will acrroe 10 a COMPROMISE
tariff bill is not yet known.
Randall is Il very powerful n.an. He is
the enhodiment Of Will and believes in bend
ing everything 10 hinI rather than floating
with tho current. He is kM0wn here rs tie
IMAM Of the iror jaw and when YOU look al
his fixed mouth, lis affirmative gestures and
his steady tread you feel like calling him the
Napoleon of the house Were lie # the sam.
idea Speaker Carlisz Is u the tariff III
might be candatr 70" tho Presidency A.
it is, it is probable that ho Wiz live and Gio
Sam Randall.
Speaker Carlisle vii! also remain where We
is, and prefers, he says, not to take Il seat III
the senate. He does net want t. lie ir,.
president, and viii NOT hc Il candidate Tie
place said he, will give no no more l,cwe@
than have where | am and in fact, not q.
much | would rather he speaker of the
house than president Of the senate
Kentucky, by the way, has Il number Of
other good men in The house this year.
Representative Breckenridge, the SILVER
tongued statesman" is back and Governor
McCreary will probably make some good
speeches this season. Asher Caruth, one Of
the new men, is one Of the leading lawyers Of
Louisville, and got his seat through the fight
over the Louisville postofiice. Virginia
Thompson, the postmistress, had appointed
number of Republican clerks under her
The Democrats wanted her put out of the
office and a Democrat appointed. Willis,
who represented this district during the last
congress, secured the detention OF Virginia.
and it was this, | am told, that caused his
downfall. Caruth was taken up as the only
man who could beat him, and much is cX-
pccted of him by congress.
Another striking character in tho Ken
lucky delegation j. Taubaa, who i; a rough
scion OF the inountaina He is ii good talbcl,
and us angular Is was Abe Lincoln. H
made several good speeches during the last
congress. and viii make more this wear. He
is looked upon Ii man having Il great deal
of outcome i'll linn, and one of his strongest
antpathies is civil service reform.
The Chinese minister was III the diplomatic
gallery today, and he came dressed in all
the regalia of his nation. He had skull cap
I
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15
ANOTHER HOUSE PLAN.
BUILDING A COMFORTABLE DWELL
ING FOR LESS THAN $1,000.
This sum Includes. Beside the House, n
Woodshed, II Well and :. Cistern-How
the Plan May &c Carried Dat fully
Described and Illustrated.

Described and Illustrated
Especial Correspondence
INDIANAPoLIS. Dec 12-This house was
finished at Il cost of less than 81 800 This
included, beside the house itself, u woodshed
well and cistcrn There is {; cellar under the
hall and parlor. The building has a brick
foundation and the woodwork BEGINS tw,
feet above the grade Tie stud walls of the
exterior arc lined, first with tlrcs, shcathino
then with heavy l.uilding paper and finally
with Notwithstanding. The first and second
tiers of jost are ;?xl0 inches; the ceiling joists
OF the second story are ks inches All Of The
studding are 21,f inches Tho windows have
box frames with IRON weights and cotton
cords. The first story is ten feet high. the
second eight and a half feet high. These de
tails of construction arc mentioned so that
any one interested may know that it is Il sub
stantial, well constructed building The in
terror finish is ot pine, part of which is var
nlshed and tho remainder stained and var
nishcd. The front door and stairway are of
quartercd cak
The front porch is 10 IL feet wide and -,
feet deep. 1t la3 a high roof over it. as will
he seen by the elevation. The entrance being
at one side of the porch, gives more availa-
bic space for uninterrupted use during tho
warm weather The hall is 10 feet wide and
10 - feet long. The stairway has first two
steps to 4 broad landing and then a continu-
Gus movement to the second floor If this
landing were reduced il size by making the
approach more direct, say turning directly to
the left as one enters the door and going
through a landing tho width Of the stairway
before making tho general ascent, there
would ln 1y-oi1oI1o ~
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

The Chinese narcissus can be grown in tho
house in earth, sand, moss Or water. A way
of growing it which is quite interesting is to
take a dish four or five inches deep and put
some small stones into it; on these stones set
the bulbs and pour in water enough to reach
the bottom of them. Do not set away in the
dark, as is recommended for most other bulbs.
In a few days they will begin to grow and
will flower in six lr eight weeks.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

\ bibliopcgist is a bibliophile with special
regard for book bindings. bibliotaph is a
book miser. A bibliopolc is Il book seller for
bibliophiles. A biblioklept is a stealer Of
valuable books. Mr.. Lennox, who would not
let Prescott see his Mexican manuscripts, was
bibliotaph, and Sam Pepys was a biblio-
KEPT. Bibliolatry is the worship Of books
Art Review
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15
GROUND FLOOR.

cial attention to the table and sink. In this
house there is a cistern pump on one side of
the sink and a well pump on the other. Thus
it is that the occupants do not have to 60 out
doors for water. The table can be used for
wiping the dishes or for preparing food for
the stove
The pantry is quite convenient to the kit
chen. There is an inclosed cupboard on one
side which has doors and shelves above and
below, and in the recess next to the dining
room wall is place for open shelves. Near
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15
Wi! IAN {. 8OuOINOT.
= Han Who Eir>t Thought Dr. tho
Signal service and HIS Life.

way III lhc world, and literally i'll the woods
OF Chatham county this state, lives William
Il. Houlino5, la who il The real originator
OF eslsacT'rer IF the signal service system
Like many . n,iA ;yho la, worked ont j. Lis
brain great i.l2a, lie has received neither
credit nor reward for lis discovery, and can
u"lv, in hi, declining. years. almost FORGOTTEN.
see others reap The horors ,lll= him. He was
horn in 'ha. ham county, III 1917. and onIv a
ic" Gays apo completed his three score years
and teH. lie had a spcc.4i tondncss FIJI tie
naval service, 4:.d aaCut l>3, joined il,
a!!er graduai,t-5 witt distinction. at the
-NaEal academy, lie served with Gallantry
daring ti,e var with Mexico and
Wa iHeAii0Mu II dispatches. Later IG
Il ilrini"i Ht Commodore i'ctry'S expedition
" Japan; tt'E5 at that time lieutenant
In 800 he Wa OF station at iShington L.
So '>:'u II was i.cll liat he conceived the
!"a OF the signal service. ILo brought it 10
'A' ;'lteN'io4 Ct Ire lAFy department. that
E%u, as c. !@ lr"ioH II ducuncnta vn 1ile
~ " aSIiill@t".i, t'ttt these Were i'i%c5hholco,
altef jhH manner L! F"gUa there ~ that day,
ANA lh'c,u Sil.c'. Ii iN'S Cait. H0uainot
Eft tAe service. To become o rice planter OH
'fc 'a.'2 rear river, near v illnington. IN
~ ny jolncI TIC Confederate navy ain.
"@alh became q captain. IN that service, A3
~ liiat OF the nIt"d states, h" ga his duty
@t"aSS. ne cha OF l!H ""f lpilll4 nm hn-
!"N'fl7.hd Tic fetifei III !9o9 10 tEafnaM
county "''' l'oSai' ,Aa' 'lult0 lllc NhlcA i.'S
''VN', nc zen Interrupted III I9"9 lie
N'i-'','e' 10 MAKE az attempt r. revive AM
,'3-N'4 '@' zee l,'2;'. ne wrote Tie lci-""42S
~ y " -" ~ h i4'ill''ef % Sol-'-
-Hi',- EH,''f di''@ "t !hnIhstcn, ~ G.,
-',Ittli - l''':
o-". '"NIE' H''''' ago, "ii!ie Ni'' an
'-''el ol 'Ae iH't Y Spatlollea AZ " asn'hgfoh,
'''' ''' '',''" 10 me OF lhl-lAG me elec-
''' 'cP9riIi!l ai5fNc the nefc;ntlia ;nt
t''I-Ie- 'i''l iilefN''' OF 'he country, pGt ihe
n"'''ei "'>9 io' ar'@i upon. AS the matter
- 'iic ~ "hita we commercial interests OF
,'iI 'o,'i''l No""' DC SO 8fe'Ni' hch"lt'eI'
i''@ tiot'Si4C i proper 10 sabh1 thc pan 70
'ui 'a'le C'oS' knowing 'h&t II You
i,4'0i ~ IT, ti!e Foi'iefclal ana Foiltlcal n
n":iiee oi .he STAGE Oh -Ne'f "ri VIII cary
II n.y. "ttiNe operation. AA2 Proposition
"tlch o4lef Is u tStai'lish ~ y aSAliGtoh
"hi1 mag "f 'eiiiio' 4" u! ''9orooSIcal bUftaii,
- "i'l''' central po'it Silo'lii ~ transmitted
ny 'nP 'lleSr@l'h r'nlhllllic;i'4 oil' from every
'oi'ec'ol 81 customs liohT ""f cAtlre coast.
SWING th' St''le Oh me weather tWice rtcl
t"cial Tour hotrS, together With tha direction
ana ioFro Oh inc WIND The state OF the harom-
tItf ana other 1niticat IONS OF tho comb t,i
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

Some merchants are prolific III schemes,
hut misorably poor in execution. Lik. some
trees they SPEND themselves in blossom and
never bear fruit.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15
CONGRESS- n SESSION.
SOME Or IT'S FEATURES SkETCAGu
IN PEN AND PENCIL.

Ihe New Nem!rrs-k:ou.h congressman
Congressional Spitters - The Galleries
ana Th"ir Gn.er occupants-Thc Chinese
and J2isan"sc Ministers.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-15

march toward him. and ii he docs not quail
there Will he enough officers n hand to make
him s:lb>ilr. The mace i. Il bundle of black
ebony li''i"f-' rods bound together with
silver bands II out an q ,rhth of an finch vide,
Hnl s;il1l"un,el Try silver globe about the
siz" Of q :,lali football. upon which stands
q little american oaalc. which might be
passed Oh fo-;.n early spring chicken The
carrier % l4o mace is Sergeant ut Arms
Lc@'ior2. rod lnustached, brown ey, i young
ln9n Of -, Nho draws S5,0oo;! year for man
aging til" finances of congress and keeping
the members +. order Tho present congress
50 far has been 4 rather quiet one None of
tho llanhol's have as yet been knocked down,
and tie lrr. laen are quietly feeling their
We hc.,.'r making The spread eagle efforts
which s.:- Lave promised their constituents.
There ;.r' l'.; Of bright men among them,
however. ;....i il private conversation is any
index N' a..2.l h..c some bright speeches
ait.4' tin. r..,-,ss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-07-28
WORK OF LIGHTNING.

The electrical storm of the 25th, struck
several houses at Fargo, Oak, among them
the residence of Gen. Allen, the Exchange
hotel and foundry.
At Engelra, OAK, the barn of A. L. Tay-
Tor was struck and the hay set on fire. 1t
was with hard work that the barn and hotel
were saved.
AT Leonard, Cass Co., Oak. A. Ii.
Towards house was struck, the damage
being slight. The barn of John Crest, four
miles from Leonard, was burned. The fire
Is thought to have originated from lantern
left hanging in the barn, through the
lightning may have started the flames.
Nine valuable work horses persisted, some
of them had just been bought in Iowa for
$3.50 each.
On the afternoon of the .5th light
ming struck the houses of Oscar Brown, w.
ii COwing and a house at Lake Alice, at
Fergus Fails, Mimi. The buildings were
considerably shattered but no person was
injured. Frank kyser, an unmarried man,
in field standing between two cows was
struck by lightning and killed; the cows
were also killed.
Herman, Mimi, struck a
corner of the Grant county bank building
and passed along the sheet iron roof down
the lightning rod. The building was slight
| ly damaged and several residents were af.
tected by the electric current. The sky was
bright and clear, and the sun shining. The
young child of w. f. Holden was uncon-
| scious several hours.
AbercrOmbie, Oak, Lightning did
| great damage by striking hay stacks and
horses. At Mansion Prairie, five miles
east, five horses belonging to Peter Goodune
were killed by one stroke, two frame houses
were unroofed and Charles Miller lost 100
tons of hay
| Pierre, Oak, Charles Hurst, of Fort
/ Pierre took his family into cyclone cellar
| storm. While at the window he was struck
| by lightning and killed. hole as large as
/ a pea was found in his head, and all his
bones were melted and his body had turned
| perfectly black.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-07-28
The Dramas Decline.

If two-thirds Of the successful artists
and popular favorites owe their posi-
ton and their fortunes to this manage
ment, if it be well known to the theat-
ricaI world that the public may be nose
led by these means, it is strange that
the profession has lost heart and regards
itself with contempt? asks Dion Bouci-
cault In the North American Review
for July. a comedy Of some preten-
sion was recently produced in London;
it vas the work Of a leading dramatic
author. The London Times. in its no
tee Of the play, recorded its opinion in
these words, There is no money in it.
Mark the significance Of the phrase! 1t
was not .fhere is no merit in it. "
Circumspection for one moment win
reveal to any thoughtful mind the JUS
tee of the accusation that the condi-
ton OF the drama and the stage during
the last generation has gone from bad
to worse. The productions of the
dramatist and composer of music has
been trivial. and little above the en-
tertainments offered by a Booth at
fair or music hall. Buffoonery has
replaced comedy, and scenic display
has displaced tragedy. 1t is not pre-
tended that Faust is performed; it
it is painted and grouped. Goethe is
laid out in state, and we admire the
robes in which the corpse is clothed.
We are admitted to admire the pa
-ade, and to assure ourselves that the
poet is very dead indeed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-07-28
II TIE EAST.

As - Italian laborers We're at work
ballasting the track of the Erie r. r., a
third OF a mile from Hohokus, y. Y, Thurs
day morning the Chicago express dashed
around curve upon them without warn
ing. aud / were killed and five badly in
iured, producing as sickening sight as
ever seen in the history OF railroad
casualties.
\ great rain fell at Lake Pleasant,
Mass. and vicinity. on Sunday and the
water in Lake Pleasant, rose two feet higher
than ever before There was rise Of ten
feet in the Connecticut river in less than
two hours. Bridges on the Fitchburg X. r.,
were carried away and the bridges on the
carriage roads washed out for miles around.
The hot term ended at Pittsburg, Pa,
on the 10Th, with great rain, producing a
flood unequaIled since 1ss4, when 200 lives
we're lost No lives We're lost this time but
damage was done To the amount of 100000,
chiefly in the vicinity Of Butchers Run
AtPhiladelphia an explosion of ammo
MIA occurred Saturday night in the refrig
Grating department of the Borgner q
Eugles brewery, which resulted IN serious
injury to five men and slight injuries to
eight others
Zeieler' Brewery and the barns Of the
Buffalo street railway company, were de
strOyed by ire on the 2lst. The brewery
loss was S25O,000; street railway $4,000;
very light insurance
\ ten million dollar mortgage of the
Pittsburg and Western X. r. Co, was re-
corded AT New Castle. Pa, on tbe-3Oth. in
favor Of Mercantile Trust company of New
York City.
Its reported that Miss Alice Free
man. president of wellesly college, has re-
signed and will soon become the wife Of a
Harvard professor.
I20 horses of the 3rd Ave. street car
line at New York. were poisoned by cyanide
Of potassium and p died on the 2oth.
Svlvanus Cobb Jr., the famed story
writer. died at Boston, Mass, ON the 10Th
aged 80 years
The Sweetman Malt house at Phila-
delphia, Pa. burned on the 2lst; loss So,
GOO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-07-28
The Dog Died with His Friend.

The barn of Mr.. George Surfing of
Greenvine. o., was burned to the
ground last week. In the barn hitched
to his manger by halter, was Il horse.
In his stall was a mongrel cur which
had been called Jack. The flames
spread so rapidly that it was impossible
to ret the horse and other contents out
of the burning barn. Jack was lying
alongside his friend, the horse, and
refused to leave, but remained beside
the parishing animal barking frantically
for assistance until the devouring flames
stilled his faithful voice and poor Jack
died a martyr to his devotion. Tho
horse was battered and could not
escape, but the doors of the building
having been burst open, every effort
was made to call and persuade the dog
to flee from its peril. Jack, however,
would only run back and forward from
the neighing horse, pitifully whining
and barking as if entreating aid for its
endangered friend. As the lurid flames
Illuminated the surroundings and the
roof of the burning structure fell in the
aflectionate dog was seen sitting on the
PROSTATE form of the smoke-strangled
horse and bowling with grief, Refus-
ing to be separated from its dead
companion. it heroically died, sacrificing
itself upon the funeral pyre of its belov-
ed friend.-C Cincinnati Enquirer.